Participatory community analysis: identifying and addressing challenges to Ethiopian smallholder livelihoods

Tobias Lunt, Jim Ellis-Jones, Kindu Mekonnen, Steffen Schulz, Peter Thorne, Elmar Schulte-Geldermann and Kalpana Sharma

Development in Practice, 2018, vol. 28, issue 2, 208-226

Abstract: In 2012, Africa RISING conducted participatory community analysis (PCA) as the first phase of a participatory development approach in the Ethiopian highlands. The PCA identified trends, constraints, and opportunities – and shed light upon how farmers perceive livelihoods to be changing. Inputs, diseases, pests, soil fertility, post-harvest management, and fodder shortages were seen as challenges, while off-farm income has become increasingly important. Gender differences in livestock and crop preferences for food security and income sources were observed. PCA established development priorities in a way that researchers may have approached differently or missed, providing research development priorities for Africa RISING scientists.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1417354

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